Happy Birthday to Norman Blake; 85 today

[edwardofhuncote]

We've all got our guitar heroes, and Norman's been my biggest one as long as I can remember. I'll have to take a rusty rip at a couple of his tunes when I get home this evening.

[StephenR]

Thanks for the heads up Greg! One of my most musically fateful purchases was buying Norman's first LP "Back Home in Sulphur Springs" way back in 1972. Norman has been a perennial favorite ever since. Been a while since I have played (poorly at best) any of his songs, may be a good day to pull out my Martin and take a whack in his honor. Happy Birthday Norman!

[cozmik_cowboy]

I starting revering Norman way back when I was but a pup, due his work in Kristofferson's band & in the Dobrolic Plectral Society (for those not aware, just as the Planet Earth Rock-'N'-Roll Orchestra's sessions became Crosby's first album, the DPS's work was released as Hartford's Aereo-Plain, which has been on my "Desert Island Albums" list since I first heard it - which coincided with my first psychedelic experience:  "Whoa! What was THAT?" queried my blown young mind!).  My respect has only grown with each new thing I've heard; what an artist!


Happy birthday and many more, Mr. Blake!


Peter

[lbpesq]

I forgot that Blake played on John Hartford's wonderful Aereo-Plain, along with Vassar Clemens, Randy Scruggs, and Tut Taylor.   Produced by David Bromberg, many consider the album to be the birth of Newgrass.  Happy Birthday, Mr. Blake.

Bill, tgo